Will, NC, Johnston, REUBEN HOBBY 1812


The name of God Amen. REUBEN HOBBY of the county of Johnston and state of North
Carolina Wake of body but it sounded perfect mind and memory blessed be the first
day of April in the year of Our Lord 1812 make publish endured and this my last
will and testament Inform following viz.

FIRST I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a
Christian like manner at the discretion of my friends.

ITEM I give and devise to my beloved son JOHN HOBBY all that parcel of land as is
not after mentioned situated in the county and state of four sat down the Waters of
Anna's Creek to:

    Begin where my North and South line crosses Hog Pen Branch; thence down
    the various courses of the run of said Hog Pen Branch to where it empties
    in the Driving Branch; thence down the various courses of the of the said
    Driving Branch it empties into Hannah's Creek; thence down the various
    courses of the run of said Hannah’s Creek to a certain White Oak standing
    on the south side is Creek; thence East on a direct course to where it
    may strike the north and south line on the south side of Hannah's Creek;
    thence south as my line or lines may run to the first named station.

to include the plantation where I formerly did live on the south side of said
Hannah's Creek and all the tracks or parts of tracks in the above named bound, to
him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give a device to my beloved son REUBEN HOBBY all the residue of my lands
situated in the county and state aforesaid on the Waters of Anna's Creek including
the plantation whereon I now live accept such part as maybe he ran after been to
him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give a device to my beloved wife the plantation whereon I now live with
buildings and orchards and all necessary timbers adjoining to support said
Plantation and a sufficient quantity of land adjoining set Plantation as she may
see cause to clear or cultivate, all of which to her sole use and benefit during
her natural life. And after her decease I devised the said Plantation with the
appurtenances above-mentioned to my beloved son REUBEN HOBBY to have at his heirs
forever.

ITEM I give a device to my beloved son JOHN HOBBY two cows and calves and one other
bed and Furniture to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give a device to my beloved son REUBEN HOBBY two cows and calves and one
feather bed and Furniture to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give a device to my beloved daughters PHEREBY HOBBY two cows and calves and
one feather bed and Furniture to her and her heirs forever.




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ITEM I give a device to my beloved wife two cows and calves and one feather bed and
furniture with my Plantation utensils and with all my pot iron ware and kitchen
furniture at large and one sorrel mare, bridle and saddle, one wool wheel, and one
pair of cards, and one flax wheel and Loom and gear and six cider casks, and one
butter pot, set of smoothing irons and one chest, three sows and pigs, and six two
year old hogs and all my flax and collar and usual portion of my crops and
provisions as will support her and the family for the term of one year, all of the
above property respectively to her sole use and benefit during her and after her
decease I devised that the above property respectively with the increase or so much
thereof as shall be remaining to be equally divided among my children, namely:
RHODY [HOBBY], EDNY [HOBBY], JOHN [HOBBY], ANNE [HOBBY], REUBEN [HOBBY] & PHEREBY
[HOBBY] to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM I give a device to my granddaughter NANCY LEE the sum of five pounds to her
and her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I device that a sufficient portion of my property shall be sold at public
vendue at the discretion or choice of my executors as will satisfy all my just
debts.

ITEM I devised that after my just debts being paid all my property that is still
remaining be equally divided between my beloved wife at all my children, namely:
RHODY [HOBBY], EDNY [HOBBY], JOHN [HOBBY], ANNE [HOBBY], REUBEN [HOBBY] & PHEREBY
[HOBBY] to them and there heirs forever

I do hereby beg and appoint JAMES ADAMS, JOHN HOBBY, and REUBEN HOBBY sole executor
set this my last will and testament.

REUBEN HOBBY {seal}

Signed Sealed published and declared by the testator as his last will and testament
this day and date first above written in the presence of us who were present at the
signing and sealing of the same.

JESSE ADAMS




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